I can't believe they'd refuse to do a Batgirl, given the apparent demand for her. It's gotta be a legal thing with Yvonne Craig refusing to release likeness rights (or asking for too much $$). Same reason Hasbro can't make the Tonnika Sisters in their Star Wars line.

I can't believe they'd refuse to do a Batgirl, given the apparent demand for her. It's gotta be a legal thing with Yvonne Craig refusing to release likeness rights (or asking for too much $$). Same reason Hasbro can't make the Tonnika Sisters in their Star Wars line.

If it is her, it always has to be somebody to hold out. I want more heroes and villians for this line. Is she on twitter?

It's sad that we couldn't get Batgirl too. I preordered all of the figures, and I really love them, but it looks like that's the last Mattel will see of my money. I collect movie and TV figures, but just in the 6 to 7 inch scale. I have 0 interest in 4 inch movie figures (or video game based figures). I've been buying Matty figures since they started to make DC figures, and now I'll just stop.

I love all my Movie Masters figures, and I must thank them for that, but it looks like my $ will be spent mostly with NECA and Hasbro Star Wars 6 inch figures now. I will really miss the 6 inch Movie Masters.

Do I want Batgirl?... Yes. Is she that essential to the line?... I don't think so. There were 120 episodes made (plus the feature film) and Batgirl was only in the last 26 episodes (and a mini-episode that was never "officially" released). Yes, her appearances still out-number every single villain in the line (by my counts Joker had 18 appearances, Riddler 11, Penguin 20 and Catwoman 13, plus all four were in the movie) but she didn't have the kind of impact on the viewers that those four villains did.

I can't believe they'd refuse to do a Batgirl, given the apparent demand for her. It's gotta be a legal thing with Yvonne Craig refusing to release likeness rights (or asking for too much $$). Same reason Hasbro can't make the Tonnika Sisters in their Star Wars line.

If it is her, it always has to be somebody to hold out. I want more heroes and villians for this line. Is she on twitter?

She's made a statement before. Something along the lines of not coming to terms yet or something. Obviously they never did.

Do I want Batgirl?... Yes. Is she that essential to the line?... I don't think so. There were 120 episodes made (plus the feature film) and Batgirl was only in the last 26 episodes (and a mini-episode that was never "officially" released). Yes, her appearances still out-number every single villain in the line (by my counts Joker had 18 appearances, Riddler 11, Penguin 20 and Catwoman 13, plus all four were in the movie) but she didn't have the kind of impact on the viewers that those four villains did.

Well I know one thing, if the opening credits didn't include her riding out on her bat cycle then I immediately became disappointed.

Well I know one thing, if the opening credits didn't include her riding out on her bat cycle then I immediately became disappointed.

I understand where you're coming from, but there are almost 200 episodes without her (or any mention of Batgirl/Barbara Gordon). When there is a pop-culture reference the show it's always something from Batman, Robin, Joker, Penguin, Riddler or Catwoman. The only other references to the show I can think of are ones mimicking Gordon and O'Hara musing over who the caped crusaders really are. We'll have the six characters that are absolutely necessary to the line, if any of the main cast had to be left out I'm glad it was her and not, for example, Joker or Riddler.

I'm cool with having the line as-is, and I'm all in on it, but maybe if they can come to terms with her, she can be a mattycollector exclusive? At their comicon panel, Mattel seemed open to doing more figures.